Espinoza
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Espinoza or Espinosa is a Spanish and Portuguese name. The name refers to:
[edit] Persons
- Al Espinosa (1891–1957), American professional golfer
- Alvaro Espinosa (contemporary), Spanish professional racecar and karting driver
- Alvaro Espinoza (1962—), Venezuelan professional baseball player and coach
- Antonio Castejón Espinosa (1897–1969), Spanish army officer who fought for the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War
- Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa (d. 1630), Spanish Carmelite monk and historian
- Baruch Spinoza (a.k.a. Bento de Espinosa) (1632–1677), Jewish-Dutch philosopher
- Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza (1887–1955), President of Chile 1932, Secretary-General of the OAS 1954–1955
- Casto Espinosa Barriga (1982—), Spanish professional football player
- Celedonio Espinosa (contemporary), Filipino Olympic boxer
- Chris Espinosa (contemporary), computer engineer at Apple Computer
- Dulce María Espinoza Saviñón (1985—), Mexican actress and singer
- Eden Espinosa (1978—), American singer and stage actress
- Eduardo Espinoza (contemporary), Peruvian politician and congressman
- Elena Espinosa (1960—), Spanish politician and government minister
- Fernando Espinosa (1983—), Mexican professional football player
- Frank Espinosa (contemporary), American animator and cartoonist
- Genero Espinosa Dorantes (1970—), Mexican criminal formerly on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list
- Gerardo Espinoza (1981—), Mexican professional football player
- Giovanny Espinoza (1977—), Ecuadoran professional football player
- Guillermo Espinoza (1975—), Ecuadorian professional Utopia-ist
- Gustavo Espinoza (contemporary), Peruvian politician and congressman
- Jacinto Espinoza (1969—), Ecuadoran professional football player
- Javier Espinoza (contemporary), Peruvian politician
- Juan Bautista de Espinosa (1590–1641), Spanish still-life painter
- Juan Javier Espinosa (1815–1870), President of Ecuador 1868–1869
- Luisito Espinosa (1967—), Filipino professional boxer
- Marisol Espinoza (contemporary), Peruvian politician and congresswoman
- Massiel (María de los Ángeles Santamaría Espinosa) (1947—), Spanish singer
- Miguel Enríquez Espinosa (1944–1974), Chilean Marxist-Leninist and resistance fighter during the Pinochet regime
- Missael Espinoza (1965—), Mexican professional football player
- Nino Espinosa (Arnulfo Acevedo Espinosa) (1953–1987), Dominican professional baseball player
- Oscar Espinosa Chepe (1940—), Cuban economist and dissident
- Pedro Espinoza Bravo (contemporary), Chilean army officer and member of the secret police under the Pinochet regime
- Ricardo Arias Espinosa (1912–1993), President of Panama 1955–1956
- Ricardo Espinoza (early 20th c.), Peruvian politician, mayor of Lima 1920
- Rod Espinosa (contemporary), Filipino-American comic-book author
- Sonsoles Espinosa (1961—), wife of the President of the Government of Spain
- Zapata Espinoza (contemporary), former editor of two mountain-biking magazines
- Miguel Espinosa Girones(1926–1982), Spanish writer
[edit] Fictional characters
- Anna Espinosa, character in the television series Alias
- Carla Espinosa, character on the American television show Scrubs
[edit] Places
- Espinosa, city in Minas Gerais, Brazil
[edit] Other
- Battle of Espinosa, 1808 battle in Spain during the Napoleonic Wars
- Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport serving Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
- Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women, Nicaraguan women’s political group